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* If you want '''condoms''', you can buy them in drug stores and supermarkets in Iranian cities, according to official reports<ref>[http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60596-7/fulltext Population control policies in Iran]</ref> and local sources.<ref>[https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293998-i9139-k10311367-Condoms_or_contraceptives_in_bag_on_arrival-Iran.html Iran Forum: Condoms or contraceptives in bag on arrival?]</ref> Some of the brands you can expect to see are Kapoot, Good Life and Nach.<ref>[Conversation with Tehran Local, December 2017]</ref> You can also find special condom brands, like Fiesta, which are manufactured locally in Iran, come in nine different flavors/types and were launched by DKT Iran (an NGO).<ref>[https://www.dktinternational.org/country-programs/iran/ DKT International: Iran]</ref> In the past, Iran even launched condom vending machines in Tehran, which were meant to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, but they were later considered to be promoting "immoral acts" and were removed.<ref>[https://iranwire.com/en/features/1278 Iranians in the Dark as AIDS Cases Rise]</ref> | * If you want '''condoms''', you can buy them in drug stores and supermarkets in Iranian cities, according to official reports<ref>[http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60596-7/fulltext Population control policies in Iran]</ref> and local sources.<ref>[https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293998-i9139-k10311367-Condoms_or_contraceptives_in_bag_on_arrival-Iran.html Iran Forum: Condoms or contraceptives in bag on arrival?]</ref> Some of the brands you can expect to see are Kapoot, Good Life and Nach.<ref>[Conversation with Tehran Local, December 2017]</ref> You can also find special condom brands, like Fiesta, which are manufactured locally in Iran, come in nine different flavors/types and were launched by DKT Iran (an NGO).<ref>[https://www.dktinternational.org/country-programs/iran/ DKT International: Iran]</ref> In the past, Iran even launched condom vending machines in Tehran, which were meant to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, but they were later considered to be promoting "immoral acts" and were removed.<ref>[https://iranwire.com/en/features/1278 Iranians in the Dark as AIDS Cases Rise]</ref> | ||
* If you want '''birth control pills''', you can easily find them in pharmacies. | * If you want '''birth control pills''', you can easily find them in pharmacies. It's most common to find pills from Iranian, German and Dutch pharmaceutical companies, such as Aboreihan or Abidi (produced by Iranian companies), Lynestrenol (produced by Organon, a Dutch company) or Yasmin and Yaz (produced by Bayer, a German company).<ref>[Information provided by local sources]</ref> | ||
* If you want an '''IUD''', you can find a variety of options in Iran, both locally-produced and from international manufacturers. For example, you may find the Pregna brand, which is a locally-produced IUDs that was launched launched by DKT Iran (an NGO).<ref>[https://www.dktinternational.org/country-programs/iran/ DKT International: Iran]</ref> Furthermore, you may find internationally recognized IUD brands like Mirena.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163262/ Iranian Study: Levonorgestrel-releasing IUD versus copper IUD in control of dysmenorrhea, satisfaction and quality of life in women using IUD]</ref> | * If you want an '''IUD''', you can find a variety of options in Iran, both locally-produced and from international manufacturers. For example, you may find the Pregna brand, which is a locally-produced IUDs that was launched launched by DKT Iran (an NGO).<ref>[https://www.dktinternational.org/country-programs/iran/ DKT International: Iran]</ref> Furthermore, you may find internationally recognized IUD brands like Mirena.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163262/ Iranian Study: Levonorgestrel-releasing IUD versus copper IUD in control of dysmenorrhea, satisfaction and quality of life in women using IUD]</ref> | ||
* While locals believe that you can find the '''contraceptive patch''', '''contraceptive injectable''' and '''contraceptive implant''' in Iran, we have not yet received any definitive information on these options. If you know where to access them in Iran, please add this information to the page. | |||
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